Presenters from AAOpt26's research symposium share their findings, applications for optometric practice, and goals for future study.
|Videos|May 3, 2022
Q&A: Common visual habits that lead to dry eye
Maria Sampalis, OD, shares the common habits her dry eye patients have that lead them to developing the disease.
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Maria Sampalis, OD, of Sampalis Eye Care in Cranston/Providence, Rhode Island, speaks with Optometry Times®' Kassi Jackson on the common habits she typically sees her patients have that eventually lead to them developing dry eye symptoms.
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